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What It Means to Test God
Commentators explain that "tempting the Lord" means testing His patience through complaining, impatience, or rebellion. For the Corinthians, it was a warning against recklessly entering idol temples and presuming upon God's grace to protect them. It cautions believers today against grumbling about God's will or deliberately entering spiritually compromising situations.
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1 Corinthians
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Corinthians 10:9
18th Century
Theologian
Neither let us tempt Christ, and so on. The word tempt, when applied to humans, means to present motives or inducements to sin.
AT Robertson
On 1 Corinthians 10:9
Neither let us tempt the Lord (μηδε εκπειραζωμεν τον Κυριον). So the best MSS. instead of Christ. This compound occurs in LXX and …
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Corinthians 10:9
19th Century
Bishop
Neither let us tempt Christ.: Better, Neither let us tempt the Lord, as some of them tempted, and perished by serpents. T…
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Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Corinthians 10:6–11
19th Century
Preacher
So that we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. Neither be you idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 Corinthians 10:9
Paul then cites several OT incidents of what that lusting involved and warns against following the example of the Israelites. Many of them became i…
John Calvin
On 1 Corinthians 10:9
16th Century
Theologian
Neither let us tempt Christ. This part of the exhortation refers to the history recorded in Numbers 21:6. For the people, having become we…
John Gill
On 1 Corinthians 10:9
17th Century
Pastor
Neither let us tempt Christ
As all such persons do, who, presuming on the power and grace of Christ to keep them, or…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Corinthians 10:6–14
17th Century
Minister
Carnal desires gain strength by indulgence; therefore, they should be checked when they first arise. Let us fear the sins of Israel if we want to a…